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RMRDC1M9–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TUFTED TITMOUSE. Parus bicolor. Char. Above, bluish ash; beneath, dull white; flanks tinged with yellowish brown ; forehead black ; head conspicuously crested. Length 5^ to 6)4 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tree or stump ; composed of leaves, moss, or woollen material, lined with feathers. ^Si^- S8; white or pale cream, spotted with reddish brown; 0.75 X 0.55. From the geographic limits of this species, as it occurs to me, I am inclined to believe that the bird seen in Greenland
RMPFYNJX–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. INTRODUCTION. Of all the classes of animals by which we are surrounded in the ample field of Nature, there are none more remarkable in their appearance and habits than the feathered inhabitants of the air. They play around us like fairy spirits, elude approach in an element which defies our pursuit, soar out of sight in the yielding sky, journey over our heads in marshalled ranks, dart like meteors in the sunshine of summer, or, seeking the solitary recesses of the forest and the w
RMRDC1KW–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HOODED WARBLER. Sylvania mitrata. Char. Male : above, yellow olive ; beneath, rich yellow; sides shaded with pale olive; head and neck black, enclosing a wide band of yellow across forehead and through eyes; tail with patch of white on two or three outer tail-feathers. Bill black, feet fiesh-color. Female : similar to male, but sometimes lacking the black, in which specimens the crown is olive and the throat yellow. Nest. In a low bush; made of leaves and vegetable fibre, lined wit
RMPFYNA9–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TREE SWALLOW. WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW. SINGING SWALLOW. Tachycineta BICOLOR. Char. Above, rich steel blue, wings and tail with green reflections ; beneath, white. Length about 6 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tall dead tree, — often a deserted Woodpecker's hole, — sometimes in a bird box; made of grass and straw, lined with feathers. Eggs- 4-9 (usually 5); white; 0.75 X 0.55. This species, less common than the Bam Swallow and nearly allied to the common Martin, arrives in Pennsylvani
RMRDD894–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. CONTOPUS BOREALIS. Char. Above, dull olive brown, darker on head, paler on rump; tail dusky, tipped with gray; wings dusky, with gray band; lower parts yel- lowish white ; flanks pale olive. Length 7^ to 8 inches. Nest. Saddled on horizontal limb o^ tall tree; of twigs and grass lined with grass and moss. Eggs. 3-5; creamy white, spotted near larger end with reddish brown and pale purple; 0.85 X 0.65. This remarkable species, which appertains to the group of
RMPFYNC1–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WHEATEAK Saxicola cenanthe. Char. Above, bluish gray; forehead and stripe over eyes white; patch on cheek and wings black; rump white; middle tail-feathers black, rest white, broadly tipped with black; under parts white. In the female the upper parts are brown, and under parts buff. Length (>yi inches. JVest, In a crevice of a stone wall or a stone heap; made of plant stems and grass, lined with feathers, hair, or rabbit's fur. Eggs. 5-7 ; pale blue, sometimes spotted with pale
RMRDC1PK–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BARN OWL. Strdc pratincola. Char. Colors extremely variable. Above, usually yellowish tawny or orange brown, clouded with darker tints and spotted with white; beneath, buffish with dark spots; face white, tinged with tawny; bill whitish. Some examples have but little marking on the back, and the face and lower parts are pure white. Easily distinguished from other Owls by peculiar facial disc. Length 15 to 21 inches. Nest. In barn or church tower or hollow tree, — usually the last.
RMPFYN9B–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. NIGHTHAWK. goatsucker. bull bat. Chordeiles virginianus. Char. Gape wide; bill extremely small; no rictal bristles. Above, dull black mottled with brown and gray; wings brown, a patch of white on five outer primaries; tail dusky, with bars of gray and a patch of white near the extremity ; lower parts reddish white with bars of brown; throat with patch of white. Length about <)% inches. Nest. Usually in open woods ; the eggs generally laid upon a rock or on the turf, — sometimes
RMRDC1NN–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. golden robin. hang-nest. fire bird. Icterus galbula. Char. Male: head, neck, throat, back, wings, and greater part of tail black; wing-coverts and secondaries tipped with white ; other parts orange. Bill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive or grayish. Young similar to female. Length 7 to 8 inches. Nest. Pensile and purse-shaped, 6 to 8 inches deep, suspended from extremity of branch 10 to 50 feet from the ground
RMPFYNAC–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. PINE GROSBEAK. PiNICOLA ENUCLEATOR. Char. Male : dark brown and ash washed with rosy carmine ; wings with two white bands. Female and young male have no red ; head and rump bronze. Length 8^ to 9 inches. Nest. On the border of a swamp or the margin of a stream running through an evergreen forest; saddled on a low branch or in a crotch of a low bush, or placed in a crevice of a rock. A bulky, ill-made affair of moss, or twigs and roots or strips of bark, and lined with fine grass, r
RMRDC1R7–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BARRED OWL. HOOT OWL. SVRXEOI XEBLXOSUM. Char. Above, brown barred, spotted, and striped with dull gray or tawny ; below, similar colors of paler tints; face, gray stripes; tail barred ; iris brownish black ; bill yellow. Length 19J4 to 24 inches. Easily distinguished from all other species by its dark eyes. ^Vesi. Usually in a hollow tree, but often a deserted nest of Crow or Hawk is re-lined and used. Bggs. 2-4; white and nearly spherical; 1.95 X 1.65. This species inhabits the n
RMPFYNGF–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HAWK OWL. SURNIA ULULA CAPAROCH. Char. Above, dull blackish brown, spotted with white; crown without spots; dark patch on the cheeks; face white, the feathers with dark margins; tail and wing with white bars; below, white with dark bars. Length 1434; to 17^ inches. Nest. On a tree; of twigs lined with feathers. ^gg^- 2-7 ; dull white; 1.55 X 1.25. This remarkable species, forming a connecting link with the preceding genus of the Hawks, is nearly confined to the Arctic wilds of both
RMRDC21K–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
RMPFYNAT–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. FOX SPARROW. Passerella iliaca. Char. Above, foxy red (brightest on wings and rump) streaked with ash (in winter the ash is sometimes obscure); head and tail without strealcs; wings with two white bars ; below, white spotted with red. Length about 7 inches. Nest. Amid moss, or on a low bush ; composed of grass and moss, lined with grass, roots, and feathers. Eggs. 4-5; white with green or blue tinge, spotted and blotched with brown of several shades (sometimes the brown almost conc
RMRDD8A9–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. FOX SPARROW. Passerella iliaca. Char. Above, foxy red (brightest on wings and rump) streaked with ash (in winter the ash is sometimes obscure); head and tail without strealcs; wings with two white bars ; below, white spotted with red. Length about 7 inches. Nest. Amid moss, or on a low bush ; composed of grass and moss, lined with grass, roots, and feathers. Eggs. 4-5; white with green or blue tinge, spotted and blotched with brown of several shades (sometimes the brown almost conc
RMPFYNEF–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Agelaius phceniceus. Char. Male; black; lesser wing-coverts vermilion, bordered with buff. Female: above, blackish brown streaked with paler and grayish ; lower parts dusky white streaked with reddish brown ; sometimes wing- coverts have a reddish tinge, Young like female, but colors deeper. Length 7J^ to lo inches. Nest. In a tuft of grass or on a bush ; composed of grass, leaves, and mud, lined with soft grass. Eggs. 3-5; color varies from bluish white to gr
RMRDC1MY–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BOBOLINK. RICE BIRD. SKUNK BLACKBIRD. MEADOW-WINK. DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS. •Char. Male in summer ^ black; back of head and hind-neck buff j scapulars, rump, and upper tail-coverts ashy white. Male in winter, female, and young : above, yellowish brown, beneath paler, more buffy; light stripe on crown. Length 6J1^ to 7^ inches. Nest. In a meadow ; made of dried grass. Eggs. 4-6; white with green or buff tint, irregularly marked with lilac and brown; 0.85 X 0.60. The whole continent of
RMPFYNCA–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. Regulus satrapa. Char. Above, olive, brightest on the rump; crown with patch of orange red and yellow, bordered by black (female and young lacking the red); forehead and line over eyes and patch beneath, dull white ; wings and tail dusky, the feathers edged with dull buff; two white bars on wings; below, dull white with buff tint. Length 4 inches. Nest. In damp coniferous woods, often wholly or partially pendent from small twigs near end of branch (sometimes
RMRDC1PX–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RICHARDSON'S OWL. sparrow owl. Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni. Char. Above, dark brown spotted with white; beneath, white streaked with brown ; legs and feet buffy, sometimes spotted. Similar to the Saw- whet, but with more white on head and neck. Length 9 to 12 inches. Nest. In a tree; of grass and leaves. Eggs. 2-4; white; 1.35 X 1.15- This is a small and nocturnal species, and so much so that when it accidentally wanders abroad by day it is so much daz- zled by the light as to be
RMPFYN9T–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER. Campephilus principalis. Char. Glossy black; white stripe from bill down sides of neck ; scap- ulars and secondaries white; bill ivory white. Male with crest of scarlet and black ; female with crest of black. Length 21 inches. Nest. In a cypress-swamp or deep forest; a cavity excavated in a live tree. Eggs. 4-6; white; 1.40 X i.oo. This large and splendid bird is a native of Brazil, Mexico, and the Southern States, being seldom seen to the north of Virginia
RMRDC1XW–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN GOSHAWK. BLUE HEN HAWK. ACCIPITER ATRICAPILLUS. Char. Above, dark bluish gray; lop of head black, the feathers be- neath the surface white; white stripe over the eye ; tail with four dark bands ; below, white barred and streaked with narrow dark lines. Young very different; above, brown, edges of feathers bufEsh ; tail lighter, tipped with white and crossed by four or five dark bands; below, bufSsh, streaked with brown. Length 22 to 24 inches. Nest. In a tree ; made of twi
RMPFYNK1–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. POPULAR HANDBOOK OF THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. JSaseU on Nuttall's Jllanual By MONTAGUE CHAMBERLAIN.. STONY BROOK LIBRARY Vol. I. THE LAND BIRDS. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 1891.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 184
RMRDC1M6–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. NORTHERN SHRIKE. butcher bird. Lanius borealis. Char. Above, hlujshj^, paler on rump ; under parts dull white, with fine wavy lines of ferownish gray; bar on side of head black; wings and tail black tipped with white; white patch on wing; outer tail feathers white. Length gX to loj^ inches. JVesf. In a tree or low bush; large and roughly made of sticks and grass, lined with leaves or feathers. £^^s. 4-6; dull gray with green tint, spotted with lilac and brown ; 1.05 X 0-75- This li
RMPFYNCX–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. OVEN BIRD. golden-crowned thrush. Seiurus aurocapillus. Char, Above, olive ; crown orange-brown, bordered with black stripes, white ring around the eyes; benea'th, white, spotted with olive. Length S/4 to 6J4 inches. ATesf. On the ground, at the foot of a tree or in the moss on a decayed log ; rather loosely made of twigs, grass, leaves, and moss, lined with fine grass and hair. The top is often completely roofed, sometimes arched or domed; the entrance on the side. â Eg^s. 4-6; cr
RMRDC1TJ–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SCREECH OWL. mottled owl. red owl. Megascops asio. Char. Above, varying greatly from brownish gray to brownish red, spotted (mottled) with darker shades of the same tint and with blackish; below, dull whitish or with a rufous tint and heavily marked with dull brown or blackish. In highly colored red examples the spots are less frequent. Large ear tufts ; wings and tail barred with the light and dark colors ; legs feathered and toes bristled. Length 7 to 10 inches. Nest. In a hollow
RMPFYNE6–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BOBOLINK. RICE BIRD. SKUNK BLACKBIRD. MEADOW-WINK. DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS. •Char. Male in summer ^ black; back of head and hind-neck buff j scapulars, rump, and upper tail-coverts ashy white. Male in winter, female, and young : above, yellowish brown, beneath paler, more buffy; light stripe on crown. Length 6J1^ to 7^ inches. Nest. In a meadow ; made of dried grass. Eggs. 4-6; white with green or buff tint, irregularly marked with lilac and brown; 0.85 X 0.60. The whole continent of
RMRDC20X–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. INTRODUCTION. Of all the classes of animals by which we are surrounded in the ample field of Nature, there are none more remarkable in their appearance and habits than the feathered inhabitants of the air. They play around us like fairy spirits, elude approach in an element which defies our pursuit, soar out of sight in the yielding sky, journey over our heads in marshalled ranks, dart like meteors in the sunshine of summer, or, seeking the solitary recesses of the forest and the w
RMPFYNFD–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BARRED OWL. HOOT OWL. SVRXEOI XEBLXOSUM. Char. Above, brown barred, spotted, and striped with dull gray or tawny ; below, similar colors of paler tints; face, gray stripes; tail barred ; iris brownish black ; bill yellow. Length 19J4 to 24 inches. Easily distinguished from all other species by its dark eyes. ^Vesi. Usually in a hollow tree, but often a deserted nest of Crow or Hawk is re-lined and used. Bggs. 2-4; white and nearly spherical; 1.95 X 1.65. This species inhabits the n
RMRDD88H–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER. Campephilus principalis. Char. Glossy black; white stripe from bill down sides of neck ; scap- ulars and secondaries white; bill ivory white. Male with crest of scarlet and black ; female with crest of black. Length 21 inches. Nest. In a cypress-swamp or deep forest; a cavity excavated in a live tree. Eggs. 4-6; white; 1.40 X i.oo. This large and splendid bird is a native of Brazil, Mexico, and the Southern States, being seldom seen to the north of Virginia
RMPFYNH2–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. WINTER HAWK. BUTEO LINEATUS. Char. Adult; general color dark reddish brown; head and neck ru- fous : below, lighter, with dark streaks and light bars; wings and tail black with white bars ; lesser wing-coverts chestnut. Young, with little of the rufous tinge . below, bufty with dark streaks. Length 19 to 22 inches. Nest. In a tree; of loosely arranged twigs, lined with grass and feathers. Eggs. 2-4 ; bluish white or buffy blotched with brown ; 2.20 X 1.70. This
RMRDD8C3–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SNOWFLAKE. snow bunting. white snow bird. Plectrophenax nivalis. Char. In summer, prevailing color white; middle of back, wings, and tail mixed with black. In autumn the dark color is extended, the black being broadly margined with tawny brown, which gradually becomes white as winter advances. Length about 6% inches. Nest. On a barren hillside, under shelter of a rock or in a stone heap, sometimes in cavity of a sand-bank; compactly built of dry grass, plant stems, and moss, lined
RMPFYNGC–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SNOWY OWL. Nyctea nyctea. Char. General color pure white, with markings of dull brown or brownish black, the abundance and shade of the spots varying with age. A large, stout bird. Length 23 to 27 inches. Nest. On the ground, of twigs and.grass, lined with feathers. ^gg^- 5 'o 10; white; 2.55 X 190. This very large and often snow-white species of Owl is almost an exclusive inhabitant of the Arctic regions of both continents, being common in Iceland, the Shetland Islands, Kamtschatk
RMRDD8A7–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. h^^^^ '/ ^—^^=^ jg ^. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. YELLOW BIRD. THISTLE BIRD. THISTLE FINCH. WILD CANARY. Spinus tristis. Char. Male in summer: bright gamboge yellow; crown, wings, and tail black; upper and under tail-coverts, wing and tail markings, white. In winter the male resembles the female, though with less olive tint. Female : above, olive brown ; below, paler or yellowish; forehead with- out black ; wings and tail much the same as in the male. Length about 4^ inches. JVest. In a pa
RMPFYNH4–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. BLACK HAWK. Archibuteo LAGOPUS SANCTI-JOHANNIS. Char. General color variable, — dark or light brown, or brownisli gray, sometimes black ; all the feathers edged with lighter color, producing an appearance of streaks. The absence of these streaks on the belly forms a dark band. Tail with dark and light bars, and whitish at its base. Easily distinguished from any other Hawk by the feathered shank. Length i<)'/i to 22 inches. Nest. In a large tree, or on
RMRDC1YN–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GOLDEN EAGLE. , Aquila chrysaetos. Char. Dark brown, head and neck tawny brown; legs feathered to the toes; in the young, tail whitish, with broad terminal band o£ black. Nest. On a tree, sometimes on a high cliff; loosely built of dry sticks, lined with twigs, grass, moss, leaves, and feathers. Eggs. 2-3 (usually 2); dull white or pale buff, spotted and blotched more or less thickly with reddish brown and lavender; 3.00 X 2.30. This ancient monarch of the birds is found in all the
RMPFYNDT–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. NORTHERN SHRIKE. butcher bird. Lanius borealis. Char. Above, hlujshj^, paler on rump ; under parts dull white, with fine wavy lines of ferownish gray; bar on side of head black; wings and tail black tipped with white; white patch on wing; outer tail feathers white. Length gX to loj^ inches. JVesf. In a tree or low bush; large and roughly made of sticks and grass, lined with leaves or feathers. £^^s. 4-6; dull gray with green tint, spotted with lilac and brown ; 1.05 X 0-75- This li
RMRDD88W–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. RAIN CROW. COCCYZUS AMERICANUS. Char. Upper mandible and tip of lower, black; rest of lower mandi- ble and cutting edges of upper, yellow. Upper parts olive, with a slight metallic gloss, tinged with ash toward the bill; wings tinged with rufous; middle feathers of tail like back, remainder black tipped with white; beneath, white or creamy. Length about 12 inches. Nest. In a thicket by the side of a stream or on the border of a swamp ; placed in a bush or low
RMPFYNDP–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HOODED WARBLER. Sylvania mitrata. Char. Male : above, yellow olive ; beneath, rich yellow; sides shaded with pale olive; head and neck black, enclosing a wide band of yellow across forehead and through eyes; tail with patch of white on two or three outer tail-feathers. Bill black, feet fiesh-color. Female : similar to male, but sometimes lacking the black, in which specimens the crown is olive and the throat yellow. Nest. In a low bush; made of leaves and vegetable fibre, lined wit
RMRDC1X2–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. BLACK HAWK. Archibuteo LAGOPUS SANCTI-JOHANNIS. Char. General color variable, — dark or light brown, or brownisli gray, sometimes black ; all the feathers edged with lighter color, producing an appearance of streaks. The absence of these streaks on the belly forms a dark band. Tail with dark and light bars, and whitish at its base. Easily distinguished from any other Hawk by the feathered shank. Length i<)'/i to 22 inches. Nest. In a large tree, or on
RMPFYNBF–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SNOWFLAKE. snow bunting. white snow bird. Plectrophenax nivalis. Char. In summer, prevailing color white; middle of back, wings, and tail mixed with black. In autumn the dark color is extended, the black being broadly margined with tawny brown, which gradually becomes white as winter advances. Length about 6% inches. Nest. On a barren hillside, under shelter of a rock or in a stone heap, sometimes in cavity of a sand-bank; compactly built of dry grass, plant stems, and moss, lined
RMRDC209–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WHITE GYRFALCON. Falco islandus. Char. Prevailing color white, often immaculate, but usually with dark markings. Legs partially feathered. A sharp tooth near point of upper mandible ; the end of under mandible notched. Length 2i to 24 inches. Nest. Usually on a cliff; roughly made of sticks, — large dry twigs. Eggs. 3-4; buff or brownish, marked with reddish brown; 2.25 X 1.25. GRAY GYRFALCON. Falco rusticolus. Char. Prevailing color dull gray, with whitish and slaty-blue bands and
RMPFYNAH–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. CARDINAL. REDBIRD. Cardinalis CARDINALIS. Char. Head with conspicuous crest. Male: above, bright vermi- lion, shaded with gray on the back; beneath, paler; forehead and throat black. Female: above, olive gray; beneath, buffy. Young similar to female, but duller. Length about 8 to Syi inches. A^est. In a variety of situations, most frequently amid a thicket of brambles or in a low tree; loosely made of twigs, strips of grape-vine, dry grass, weed-stems, lined with fine grass or root
RMRDD873–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. NIGHTHAWK. goatsucker. bull bat. Chordeiles virginianus. Char. Gape wide; bill extremely small; no rictal bristles. Above, dull black mottled with brown and gray; wings brown, a patch of white on five outer primaries; tail dusky, with bars of gray and a patch of white near the extremity ; lower parts reddish white with bars of brown; throat with patch of white. Length about <)% inches. Nest. Usually in open woods ; the eggs generally laid upon a rock or on the turf, — sometimes
RMPFYNFN–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SHORT-EARED OWL. Asio AcciprrpoNus. Char. Above, mottled with dark brown, tawny, and bufEsh white; below, paler ; feet feathered ; ear-tufts inconspicuous. Some examples are much paler, as if the colors had faded. Length about 15 inches. iVest. On the ground amid tall grass, and composed of a few twigs and a few feathers. Eggs. 3-6 ; white and oval; 1.60 X 1.20. This is another of those nocturnal wanderers which now and then arrive amongst us from the northern regions, where they u
RMRDC1J2–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WORM-EATING WARBLER. Helmitherus vermivorus. Char. Above, olivej head buff, with four stripes of black; beneath, buff, paler on belly. Length ^!4 to 534^ inches. A^est On the ground, often covered by a bush, or beside a fallen log; of leaves, moss, and grass, lined with moss, fine grass, or hair. Eggs. 3-6 (usually 5); variable in shape and color; white, sometimes with buff or pink tint, marked with fine spots of reddish brown and lilac; 0.70 X 0.55. These birds arrive in Pennsylva
RMPFYNF8–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. RICHARDSON'S OWL. sparrow owl. Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni. Char. Above, dark brown spotted with white; beneath, white streaked with brown ; legs and feet buffy, sometimes spotted. Similar to the Saw- whet, but with more white on head and neck. Length 9 to 12 inches. Nest. In a tree; of grass and leaves. Eggs. 2-4; white; 1.35 X 1.15- This is a small and nocturnal species, and so much so that when it accidentally wanders abroad by day it is so much daz- zled by the light as to be
RMRDC1HN–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. CAROLINA WREN. mocking wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Char. Above, reddish brown, with fine black bars; below, tawny buff; long line over the eye white or buff ; wings and tail with dark bars. Length 5J4 to 6 inches. Nest. In any available hole, often in hollow tree, sometimes in brush heap, usually in the woods ; composed of grass, leaves, etc., sometimes fastened with corn-silk, lined with feathers, grass, or horse-hair. Eggs. 3-6; white, with pink or buff tint, thickly speckled
RMPFYNJ6–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GOLDEN EAGLE. , Aquila chrysaetos. Char. Dark brown, head and neck tawny brown; legs feathered to the toes; in the young, tail whitish, with broad terminal band o£ black. Nest. On a tree, sometimes on a high cliff; loosely built of dry sticks, lined with twigs, grass, moss, leaves, and feathers. Eggs. 2-3 (usually 2); dull white or pale buff, spotted and blotched more or less thickly with reddish brown and lavender; 3.00 X 2.30. This ancient monarch of the birds is found in all the
RMRDC1W0–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SNOWY OWL. Nyctea nyctea. Char. General color pure white, with markings of dull brown or brownish black, the abundance and shade of the spots varying with age. A large, stout bird. Length 23 to 27 inches. Nest. On the ground, of twigs and.grass, lined with feathers. ^gg^- 5 'o 10; white; 2.55 X 190. This very large and often snow-white species of Owl is almost an exclusive inhabitant of the Arctic regions of both continents, being common in Iceland, the Shetland Islands, Kamtschatk
RMPFYNCR–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER. Dendroica virens. Char. Male in spring : above, bright olive; line on sides of head rich yellow; wings and tail dusky; wing-bars and outer tail-feathers white; beneath, white tinged with yellow; throat and chest rich black. Male in autumn, female, and young: similar, but black of throat mixed with yellow, sometimes obscured. Nest. On the border of heavy woods, in fork of coniferous tree 30 to 50 feet from the ground; of twigs, grass, etc., lined with h
RMRDD899–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TREE SWALLOW. WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW. SINGING SWALLOW. Tachycineta BICOLOR. Char. Above, rich steel blue, wings and tail with green reflections ; beneath, white. Length about 6 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tall dead tree, — often a deserted Woodpecker's hole, — sometimes in a bird box; made of grass and straw, lined with feathers. Eggs- 4-9 (usually 5); white; 0.75 X 0.55. This species, less common than the Bam Swallow and nearly allied to the common Martin, arrives in Pennsylvani
RMPFYNHT–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN OSPREY. FISH HAWK. Pandion HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS. Char. Above, dark brown ; head and neck white, with dark stripe on side of the head ; tail grayish, with several narrow dark bars, and tipped with white ; under-parts white or buffish, sometimes (in female) streaked with brown. Feet and claws large and strong. Hook of the bill long. Length 21 to 25 inches. Nest. Of loosely arranged sticks on top of high tree, — generally a dead tree is selected; usually near water. Eggs. 2
RMRDC1W3–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HAWK OWL. SURNIA ULULA CAPAROCH. Char. Above, dull blackish brown, spotted with white; crown without spots; dark patch on the cheeks; face white, the feathers with dark margins; tail and wing with white bars; below, white with dark bars. Length 1434; to 17^ inches. Nest. On a tree; of twigs lined with feathers. ^gg^- 2-7 ; dull white; 1.55 X 1.25. This remarkable species, forming a connecting link with the preceding genus of the Hawks, is nearly confined to the Arctic wilds of both
RMPFYN9M–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. 'M // yf(j ^. ^ ^^.^^. RUBY-THROATED HUMMING BIRD. Trochilus colubris. Char. Above, metallic green; wings and tail brownish violet or bronzy; chin velvety black ; throat rich ruby, reflecting various hues from brownish black to bright crimson ; belly whitish. Female and young without red on the throat, which is dull gray; tail-feathers barred with black and tipped with white. Length 3 to 3X inches. Nest. In an orchard or open woodland; placed on a horizontal branch or in a crotch;
RMRDC1MT–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BLUE JAY. Cyanocitta cristata. Char. Above, purplish blue; below, pale purplish gray, lighter on throat and tail-coverts ; wings and tail bright blue barred with black; wing- coverts, secondaries, and most of tail-feathers broadly tipped with white. Head conspicuously crested; tail wedge-shaped. Length ii to 12^ inches. Nest. In a small conifer, about 20 feet from the ground, situated in deep forest or near a settlement; roughly but firmly constructed of twigs and roots, and lined
RMPFYNCB–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. CAROLINA WREN. mocking wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Char. Above, reddish brown, with fine black bars; below, tawny buff; long line over the eye white or buff ; wings and tail with dark bars. Length 5J4 to 6 inches. Nest. In any available hole, often in hollow tree, sometimes in brush heap, usually in the woods ; composed of grass, leaves, etc., sometimes fastened with corn-silk, lined with feathers, grass, or horse-hair. Eggs. 3-6; white, with pink or buff tint, thickly speckled
RMRDD89B–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. BLACK AND WHITE CREEPER. Mniotilta VARIA. Char. Above, black striped with white, head, wings, and tail mostly black; beneath, white, more or less striped with black. Female and young without stripes on the throat. Length 4>4 to 5J4 inches. Nest. In open woodland or pasture; placed at the foot of a tree or stump, or at the base of a moss-covered rock, sometimes in a hole; made of grass, moss, and shreds of bark, and lined with grass, hair, roots, and vege
RMPFYNEM–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. golden robin. hang-nest. fire bird. Icterus galbula. Char. Male: head, neck, throat, back, wings, and greater part of tail black; wing-coverts and secondaries tipped with white ; other parts orange. Bill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive or grayish. Young similar to female. Length 7 to 8 inches. Nest. Pensile and purse-shaped, 6 to 8 inches deep, suspended from extremity of branch 10 to 50 feet from the ground
RMRDD89C–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. SiTTA CAROLINENSIS. Char. Above, bluish ash; top of head and neck black; wings black, blue, and white; tail black, marked with white; beneath, white; under tail-coverts reddish brown. Bill long and acute. Female and young similar, but black of head tinged with ashy or wanting. Length 5|^ inches. Nest. In open woodland, placed at the bottom of a cavity excavated in a dead tree or stump, â sometimes an old woodpecker's nest is used; made of leaves, grass, fea
RMPFYN9X–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. RAIN CROW. COCCYZUS AMERICANUS. Char. Upper mandible and tip of lower, black; rest of lower mandi- ble and cutting edges of upper, yellow. Upper parts olive, with a slight metallic gloss, tinged with ash toward the bill; wings tinged with rufous; middle feathers of tail like back, remainder black tipped with white; beneath, white or creamy. Length about 12 inches. Nest. In a thicket by the side of a stream or on the border of a swamp ; placed in a bush or low
RMRDC203–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. Falco sparverius. Char. Adult male : head bluish ash, with reddish patch on crown, and black patch on sides and nape ; back rufous ; wings bluish and black in bars ; tail tawny, with black band, and tipped with white; below, buffish or tawny. Female : rufous and black, more streaked than the male; the tail tawny, with several blackish bars. Length lo to ii inches. Nest. Usually in cavities of trees, often in Woodpecker's holes, some- times in deserted nest of
RMPFYNGJ–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BROAD-WINGED HAWK. BUTEO LATISSIMUS. Char. Above, dull brown, the feathers with paler edges; tail brown with four light bars and tipped with white; below, buffish or tawny, barred and streaked with rufous; wings short and broad Length 13^ to 15 inches. Nest. In a tree ; loosely built of twigs, and lined with leaves and feathers. Eggs. 2-4; buffish, blotched with reddish brown of various shades ; 1.90 X 1.55. This species was obtained by Wilson, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, in t
RMRDD89E–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. PINE GROSBEAK. PiNICOLA ENUCLEATOR. Char. Male : dark brown and ash washed with rosy carmine ; wings with two white bands. Female and young male have no red ; head and rump bronze. Length 8^ to 9 inches. Nest. On the border of a swamp or the margin of a stream running through an evergreen forest; saddled on a low branch or in a crotch of a low bush, or placed in a crevice of a rock. A bulky, ill-made affair of moss, or twigs and roots or strips of bark, and lined with fine grass, r
RMPFYNK9–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
RMRDC217–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. POPULAR HANDBOOK OF THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. JSaseU on Nuttall's Jllanual By MONTAGUE CHAMBERLAIN.. STONY BROOK LIBRARY Vol. I. THE LAND BIRDS. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 1891.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 184
RMPFYNG7–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SCREECH OWL. mottled owl. red owl. Megascops asio. Char. Above, varying greatly from brownish gray to brownish red, spotted (mottled) with darker shades of the same tint and with blackish; below, dull whitish or with a rufous tint and heavily marked with dull brown or blackish. In highly colored red examples the spots are less frequent. Large ear tufts ; wings and tail barred with the light and dark colors ; legs feathered and toes bristled. Length 7 to 10 inches. Nest. In a hollow
RMRDC1WB–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. BROAD-WINGED HAWK. BUTEO LATISSIMUS. Char. Above, dull brown, the feathers with paler edges; tail brown with four light bars and tipped with white; below, buffish or tawny, barred and streaked with rufous; wings short and broad Length 13^ to 15 inches. Nest. In a tree ; loosely built of twigs, and lined with leaves and feathers. Eggs. 2-4; buffish, blotched with reddish brown of various shades ; 1.90 X 1.55. This species was obtained by Wilson, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, in t
RMPFYNCM–. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. Geothlypis trichas. Char. Above, olive, duller on the head, brighter on rump; fore- head and broad band on side of head black, with whitish border; beneath rich yellow, paler on the belly. length 4^ to 5J4 inches. Nest. Hidden by tuft of grass, or amid thicket of briers, usually in a moist woodland or on border of swamp ; composed exteriorly of loosely laid grass, twigs, etc., lined with fine grass compactly woven. Eggs. 4-6 ; white, sometimes creamy, spotte